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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · 14h

Today’s “Creative self” group:
“What would a safe place look like to me’
I present mine, a picture of my sensory tent!

It opened a conversation with an attendee which enabled emergency support plans to be put in place.

Going to the hard places can serve a therapeutic purpose

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · 20d

My segment of our collective piece in yesterday’s group. Representing connection.We worked together on a roll of paper.
To see those who struggle with interaction & relationship work together & at the end report enjoying having done so, it reminds me why I do what I do. All the warm & fuzzies.

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Painting for my fellow OT’s, hopefully you can spot a few models represented. I wanted to reflect on occupation as the art of living, the lyrics to the music of our biology…this is what I got

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Sep 5

is my corner of the office getting a little out of hand? maybe…does it concern me…no

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Sep 5

in today’s creative self we looked at “Becoming”…what do we want to leave behind, what do we want to take forward. A powerful session of rapport building with a young autistic individual over their future hopes, really occupational focused conversations. I love groups like this!
These are mine…

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Aug 29

The 1st draft is ready to be consolidated into a single file & printed. I am so unbelievably proud of the service attendees who contributed to the project to create a new service welcome pack. The look on their face, to hear the woman who never said they’re proud of themselves,say so,my heart burst

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Aug 17

I my visual autoethnographic reflection based on my poster submission and my experience attending BIGSPD 25 conference.

It contains exerts of my poster & a 2nd opinion psych ax preceding my placement in a “specialist” personality disorder unit years ago.

Title:’Different not disordered’

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Aug 15

“Creative self” session at work today,we looked at “The words we would say”, to ourselves,or to the world. This was mine.
Inspired by a participant who made a message to themselves reminding them to be patient with the process & how the struggle will make them stronger. A message for me too I think!

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you Bex, what a person to have standing beside me 🙂 🩷

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 21

Reflecting on what it means to be and interstitial practitioner, the value of combined lived and clinical experience and the power of the in-between

betwixt8.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/t...

The interstitium

I listened to a fascinating podcast episode on ‘Mind & Life’ where the host Wendy, talked with pathologist, scientist and Zen buddist, Neil Theise. He spoke about a structure within human anato…

betwixt8.wordpress.com

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · Jul 17

🧠🌈 Fantastic resource for the Autistic adult community (and also families & allies)!

Tigger Pritchard has compiled a brilliant collection of tools, guides, videos & affirming content that supports Autistic people.

👉 Explore here: www.tiggerpritchard.com/resources

Resources | Tigger Pritchard | England

What to know more about Neurodivergency, look here for pages of resources.

www.tiggerpritchard.com

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 14

Often what the individual really needs isn’t out there due to cuts, service capacity (resulting in rejected referrals)service model changes or narrow service criteria . What happens when you need support but it’s outside services “interventions offered”, where are the community relational supports?

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 14

It’s taken me a very long time but I’m finally starting to embrace & own my differences over masking & compensating for them.
I’ve got a new supervisor, so I made a communication passport to aid the relationship & get the most from supervision.
We advocate for others when we advocate for ourselves

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 12

Love a bit of patch Adams
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Lessons from Patch Adams | CPTSDfoundation.org

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 12

I was making vision boards today with a friend of mine who has anorexia.
Art can be such a powerful tool for exploring our values, our desires and dreams, and to aid in the sense making process, that is so critical to healing

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thinking about how the lens we choose determines what we see. How different my past behaviour looks, through the lens of neurodiversity, rather than the lens of pathological disorder.

Confirmation bias is diagnoses Achilles heel!

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 11

Amazing time this morning getting photographs for inclusion in our co-produced welcome pack information for the service, photos all taken by an ex attendee.
Hearing them reflect on being really well now & contemplating entering into working for services themselves, just MADE my week!

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 1

#Createweek day 1, neurotrophic art.
Never one to just do as I’m told, following a coffee with a friend, I also did a second picture detailing some words about how I was feeling

Did you have a go at today’s activity? Please share if you did!

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jul 1

So this week I’m going to try and commit to this. Follow along with some creative activities each day! Creativity is such a wonderful human capacity to enjoy & explore, why not see if any of these activities spark something within you, that you may never have known was there?

Create Charity @createcharity.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎉 #CreateWeek2025 starts TOMORROW!

We’ve got a full week of free creative activities - from drawing + writing to puppetry + film 🎨🎬

Try one or try them all - just get involved + share your work using #CreateWeek. We can’t wait to see what you create!

#ArtsForAll

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 25

What a beautiful reminder on a personal level but also a professional one.

Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Jun 25

A bird divination for your hardest days from the summer red-bird. Available as a stand-alone print at bit.ly/summerredbird and part of the deck of 100 at almanacofbirds.org

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 21

Something tells me that this ‘wouldn’t quite be the ticket’ for work but helping a friend run through challenging thoughts and thought diffusion online today & I gotta say, next level therapeutic session attire.
Taking life too seriously? Panda glasses are a good remedy!

Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 18

Getting back from an assessment to stickers on your keyboard. I am going to miss my line manager so much when she leaves for her secondment

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 16

So many species of courage, I love this!
What will it look like for you to be courageous today?
For some it’s simply “I got out of bed”.
Whatever form it takes, your courage is valid and admirable. Celebrate every win, no matter how small, because life is hard enough

Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Jun 14

A #birddivination for today, and a reminder that there are so many species of courage and they don't at all look the same. More winged reckonings with what it means to be human at almanacofbirds.org

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 16

I love the line “(algae are) living reminders that the supreme vital force of life is not competition but interdependence, that we survive and thrive not through combat but through collaboration.” The power of a socially collaborative environment & poignant message in this current political climate

Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Jun 16

Lichens and the meaning of life www.themarginalian.org/2023/03/25/l...

Lichens and the Meaning of Life

“We are lichens on a grand scale.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social · Jun 14

This resonates as an OT .We are not isolated brains moving through the world. From our environment & bodies, to the influence of our collective consciousness, we are so much more than our thoughts (something I say so often to individuals who say they can’t get on with ‘thought challenging!)

Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Jun 14

The fascinating science of how to think not with the brain but with the world www.themarginalian.org/2022/03/22/t...

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